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OLYMPIA, Wash. – A Thurston County Superior Court judge today granted a narrow ruling in favor of the insurance industry’s argument against Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency rule temporarily banning the insurers’ use of credit scoring. Kreidler issued the following statement in response to the ruling: 

“I’m disappointed by today’s ruling. I have authority to take continuing action to protect consumers from the insurance industry’s unjust, secretive and unrealistic method to determine what consumers pay to insure their vehicles and homes. 

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has extended two emergency orders. His order requiring health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and his order protecting consumers from receiving surprise bills for lab fees related to medically necessary diagnostic testing for COVID-19 are both extended until Oct. 31, 2021.

Kreidler's order waiving cost-sharing applies to all state-regulated health insurance plans and short-term, limited-duration medical plans. The order on…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Anfernee Aldan, 26, of Lakewood, Wash., has been added to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s insurance fraud most wanted after he failed to appear in Pierce County Superior Court to face felony charges of theft and filing a false insurance claim. A bench warrant for his arrest was issued with no bail.

If you have information that may lead to Aldan’s arrest, please contact your local law enforcement agency or contact Kreidler's Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).  

Aldan was charged in connection with an auto…

SEATTLE, Wash. – Solid Ground replaced Sound Generations as the new Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) sponsor for King County, effective September 1.

“Navigating the complications of Medicare can be difficult even for people who have worked inside the health care system, “said Shalimar Gonzales, CEO of Solid Ground. “For people in marginalized and underserved communities, it can be almost impossible. Our organization has a long history of leveraging the power of volunteerism to improve lives, so we’re thrilled to be able to partner with the Washington state…